Oh ssooo true Stuart . A problem I’ve had though is that as I mangle their language at them (chinese , vietnamese , Laotian ) they , very kindly , just respond in English ! It’s led to a few hilarious exchanges as I stupidly persevere and they correctly assume this foreign idiot needs help . Tonal languages must surely be the worst for us European speakers
Oh ssooo true Stuart . A problem I’ve had though is that as I mangle their language at them (chinese , vietnamese , Laotian ) they , very kindly , just respond in English ! It’s led to a few hilarious exchanges as I stupidly persevere and they correctly assume this foreign idiot needs help . Tonal languages must surely be the worst for us European speakers
Thanks David, Yeah, the whole replying to you in English can end up with conversations going in two totally different directions ha ha